Taiwan students embrace life on the mainland

Zheng has also taken part in English speech contests, and in Model United Nations, an extra-curricular activity in which students typically act as delegates to the UN.She won the outstanding delegation prize for the Asia International Model United Nations.

Having a passion for music, Zheng found her ideal singing partner, who comes from Inner Mongolia autonomous region. With his powerful voice and her clear tones, they won the top 10 singers' award at Hunan University.

Zheng also has a vast world to explore off campus. For example, during the summer vacation this year, she visited several mainland destinations.

In Beijing, she marveled at the Forbidden City and the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, while in Yunnan province, she witnessed the rich and unique culture of ethnic groups. In the desert area of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, she saw how rural residents have been lifted out of poverty, and in Fujian province, she experienced the local culture, which closely matches that in Taiwan.

Looking back on the past two years, Zheng does not regret her decision to study on the mainland, and she aims to act as a "bridge" for communications and cooperation across the Taiwan Straits.

"I believe that culture can transcend time, space and region, and that we all have to work together to push forward cross-Straits cultural exchanges," she said.

She has another reason to be a cross-Straits "ambassador"－h(huán)er mother is from Fujian, and her father is from Jiayi, her hometown in Taiwan.